As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINER
Single-use disposable products for serving or transporting
prepared food or beverages, including, without limitation, take-out
foods and/or leftovers from partially consumed meals prepared by a
restaurant and/or retail food establishment. This includes, but is
not limited to, plates, cups, bowls, trays, hinged or lidded containers,
straws, cup lids, or utensils. It shall not include single-use disposable
packaging for unprepared foods.
EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE
Blown polystyrene (polystyrene that has been expanded or
blown using a gaseous blowing agent into a solid foam) and expanded
and extruded forms, which are thermoplastic petrochemical materials
utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by any number of techniques,
including, but not limited to, fusion of polymer spheres (expandable
bead polystyrene), injection molding, form molding, and extrusion-blow
molding (extruded foam polystyrene), sometimes called Styrofoam, a
Dow Chemical Co. trademarked form of polystyrene foam.
FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
An operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends
or otherwise provides food for human consumption, as further defined
in 105 CMR 590.002. Any establishment requiring a permit to operate
in accordance with the State Food Code, 105 CMR 590.000 et seq., shall
be considered a food establishment for purposes of this bylaw.
PREPARED FOOD OR BEVERAGE
Any food or beverage prepared on the restaurant and/or retail
food establishment's premises using any cooking or food preparation
technique. Prepared food shall not include any raw uncooked meat,
fish or eggs unless provided for consumption without further food
preparation. Prepared food may be eaten on or off the food establishment's
premises.
Expanded polystyrene food or beverage containers shall not be
used as disposable food service containers by food establishments
within the Town of Dennis. This bylaw only applies for prepared food
or beverage, and shall not apply to the packaging of uncooked meat,
uncooked poultry, and/or uncooked fish.
Not later than 60 days following approval hereof by the Attorney
General, the Board of Health shall adopt a list of available suitable
affordable biodegradable/compostable or recyclable alternatives for
each product type, which the Board of Health shall update regularly.